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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Remove the grape leaves from the jar and soak for a few hours in cold water so they are not too salty. | 2. While the grape leaves are soaking, mix the ground beef, tomato sauce, rice, coriander, parsley, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. The mixing is best done with your hands. | 3. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to stuff the leaves. | 4. When the grape leaves have soaked for long enough, drain them and and dry with paper towels. Remove the stems and place shiny side down. | 5. Put approximately 1 tbsp of the meat mixture towards the bottom of the leaf. Fold in sides, and roll together firmly, but leaving a bit of room for the rice to expand. Continue until all leaves are stuffed. | 6. Place the bundles in the bottom of a dutch oven side-by-side in circular layers. Place two lemon slices between the layers of bundles. | 7. Put a weight, such as a ceramic plate, on top of the grape leaves to prevent them from moving. | 8. Fill the pot with enough water to cover the leaves. | 9. Simmer and cook on low for 30 minutes, or until rice is done. | 10. When the rice is done, remove the bundles from the pot and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1 1/2		uncooked ground ground	795.6018	0.0	156.8764	18.292
tomato sauce	16	ounces	diced peeled diced	512.568	81.6026	26.717	8.8906
white rice	2	cups	uncooked	1350.5	295.815	26.381	2.4419999999999997
parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
coriander	1	tablespoon		0.23	0.0367	0.0213	0.0052
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
grape leaf	1	jar		-	-	-	-
lemon	1		sliced	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.